Wang Dongming | |
|---|---|
| 王东明 | |
 Wang Dongming in 2018 | |
| Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress | |
| Assumed office 17 March 2018 | |
| Chairman | Li Zhanshu Zhao Leji |
| Chairman of theAll-China Federation of Trade Unions | |
| Assumed office 22 March 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Li Jianguo |
| Party Secretary of Sichuan | |
| In office 21 November 2012 – 21 March 2018 | |
| Deputy | Wei Hong (Governor) Yin Li |
| Preceded by | Liu Qibao |
| Succeeded by | Peng Qinghua |
| Chairman of theSichuan Provincial People's Congress | |
| In office 29 January 2013 – 10 January 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Liu Qibao |
| Succeeded by | Peng Qinghua |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 1956 (age 69) |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party |
| Alma mater | Liaoning University |
Wang Dongming (Chinese:王东明;pinyin:Wáng Dōngmíng; born July 1956) is a Chinese politician who has served since 2018 as theVice Chairperson of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and the Chairman of theAll-China Federation of Trade Unions. Originally fromLiaoning province, Wang served as the chief of the General Office of theCentral Institutional Organization Commission between 2007 and 2012, and theParty Secretary of Sichuan between 2012 and 2018.[1]
Wang was born inBenxi,Liaoning province in 1956. He took part in rural manual labour inHuanren County, Liaoning in the latter stages of theCultural Revolution. After the Cultural Revolution ended, he obtained a degree in philosophy atLiaoning University, then went to the city ofJinzhou to serve as local Communist Youth League chief. He then served as party chief ofSuizhong County and thenDengta County, then vice mayor ofLiaoyang.[2]
He obtained a postgraduate degree at theChinese Communist Party (CCP)Central Party School. In 1997, Wang became a member of the Liaoningprovincial Party Standing Committee, and also served concurrently as the head of the organization department of Liaoning. In September 2002, he became the deputy director of theOrganization Department of the Chinese Communist Party (vice-minister rank) and the director of the No. 2 Cadres department.[3]
In July 2007, Wang was appointed the chief of General Office of theCentral Institutional Organization Commission, in charge of institutional reforms, holding the rank of a minister; he stayed in the role until 2012, when he was transferred to become party chief of Sichuan,[4] succeedingLiu Qibao.[5] Sichuan was known to be a power base of the former security chiefZhou Yongkang. Wang assisted party disciplinary authorities as political allies of Zhou were investigated and sacked. Wang accompanied Xi Jinping on his 2015 visit to the United States.[1]
In March 2018, Wang was elected as theVice Chairperson of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.[6] Later he was appointed the Chairman of theAll-China Federation of Trade Unions.[7]
He was a standing committee member of the 10thChinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), and a member of the17th,18th, and19th Central Committees of the Chinese Communist Party.[1]
On 7 December 2020, pursuant toExecutive Order 13936, theUS Department of the Treasury imposed sanctions on all 14Vice Chairperson of the National People's Congress, including Wang, for "undermining Hong Kong's autonomy and restricting the freedom of expression or assembly."[8]
On March 10, 2023, during the14th National People's Congress, he was appointedVice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.[9][10]